When he was buried, last December, he was laid to rest with a spanner wrench in one hand, a J79 engine manual, and a jar of salt from Bonneville by his side. Now that is cool.
... June 2008 Octane magazine
http://octane-magazine.com/ is their website, but doen't have much from the monthly magazine. The June issue has a great look at the early land speed record cars, and the 1960's Bonneville racers